I found that shrink tubing works great if you want the fish to just take your worm. I don't know how many times I had a fish swipe the worm and all I got back was a bare hook with the shrink tubing on it. I found that the Goody hair bands work the best. Double them over so they make an X and then your hook remains perpendicular to the worm for better hookups. Can get a package of about 100 at Walmart for a couple bucks in the girls hair section.

I found that shrink tubing works great if you want the fish to just take your worm. I don't know how many times I had a fish swipe the worm and all I got back was a bare hook with the shrink tubing on it. I found that the Goody hair bands work the best. Double them over so they make an X and then your hook remains perpendicular to the worm for better hookups. Can get a package of about 100 at Walmart for a couple bucks in the girls hair section.

I use the heat shrink wrap and you are right, sometimes the bass will take the worm and leave you with the band and hook. Happened to me yesterday.

I will give the Goody hair bands a try. May be easier to use and have better results than the shrink wrap.

But I must write that the shrink wrap has served me well all these years. Caught many bass on one Senko before it was stolen or fell apart.

I guess I was hooking differently, I went through both the tubing and heat shrink. I guess maybe I wasn’t following the conventional rigging idea. Never had a worm stolen. I will look into the hair ties as well sounds much easier and cheaper than rigging with the heat shrink.